Kailali 2 (constituency)

Kailali 2 is one of five parliamentary constituencies of Kailali District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[1]

Kailali 2
Parliamentary constituency
for the House of Representatives
Assembly segments Kailali 2(A) (red) and Kailali 2(B) within Kailali District
ProvinceSudurpashchim Province
DistrictKailali District
Electorate89,871
Current constituency
Created1991
MPArun Kumar Chaudhary (NUP)
Sudurpashchim
MPA
2(A)
Kamal Bahadur Shah (NC)
Sudurpashchim
MPA
2(B)
Rameshwar Chaudhary (NUP)

Incorporated areas

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Kailali 2 incorporates Lamkichuha Municipality, wards 2, 5, 8 and 9 of Janaki Rural Municipality, wards 1–4 of Mohanyal Rural Municipality, and Bardagoriya Rural Municipality.

Assembly segments

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It encompasses the following Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly segment

  • Kailali 2(A)
  • Kailali 2(B)

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1991 Ram Janam Chaudhary Nepali Congress
2008 Bhagat Bahadur Badhuwal CPN (Maoist)
January 2009 UCPN (Maoist)
2013 Mohan Singh Rathore CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2017 Jhapat Bahadur Rawal
May 2019 Nepal Communist Party
March 2021 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
2022 Arun Kumar Chaudhary Nagrik Unmukti Party

Election results

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Election in the 2020s

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2022 general election

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Arun Kumar ChaudharyNagrik Unmukti Party21,87138.57
Jhapat Bahadur RawalCPN (UML)16,12828.44
Bhagat Bahadur BhaduwalCPN (Maoist Centre)15,11626.65
Bharat Singh B.C.Rastriya Prajatantra Party2,7844.91
Others8111.43
Total56,710100.00
Majority5,743
Nagrik Unmukti Party gain
Source: [2]

Election in the 2010s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Jhapat Bahadur Rawal 25,157
Nepali Congress Mohan Singh Rathore 23,313
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Ram Prasad Chaudhary 5,967
Others 1,741
Invalid votes 852
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: Election Commission
Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Mohan Singh Rathore 11,932
Nepali Congress Kamal Bahadur Shah 8,396
UCPN (Maoist) Bhim Bahadur Kadayat Chhetri 5,952
Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) Bilari Tharu 4,348
Tharuhat Terai Party Nepal Bir Bahadur Dagaura 2,934
Others 2,868
Result CPN (UML) gain
Source: NepalNews[3]

Election in the 2000s

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Party Candidate Votes
CPN (Maoist) Bhagat Bahadur Badhuwal 21,219
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Mohan Singh Rathore 10,608
Nepali Congress Tika Kumari Chaudhary 9,747
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Dinesh Kumar Shah 1,138
Others 2,308
Invalid votes 1,970
Result Maoist gain
Source: Election Commission[4]

Election in the 1990s

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Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ram Janam Chaudhary 21,976
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Mohan Raj Malla 13,293
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Mohan Singh Rathore 11,238
CPN (Marxist–Leninist) De Raj Kushmi 1,306
Others 1,063
Invalid Votes 2,195
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ram Janam Chaudhary 16,114
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Mohan Raj Malla 11,898
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Hanuman Chaudhary 8,294
Others 765
Result Congress hold
Source: Election Commission[5]
Party Candidate Votes
Nepali Congress Ram Janam Chaudhary 22,747
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 8,340
Result Congress gain
Source: [1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा उम्मेदवारहरुको सुची". Election Commission of Nepal.
  3. ^ "Nepalnews.com - News from Nepal as it happens". 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  4. ^ "Ca Election report". 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  5. ^ a b "Finalised Constituencies With Top Two Candidates". 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  6. ^ "Election Results'99". nepalresearch.org. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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